2023 is the year of the rabbit, but for investors, it should be considered the year of the tortoise. The lesson of the classic Aesop fable may ring true more than ever as we maneuver through 2023. At the outset, 2023 will sing the same song as 2022. Inflation will continue to be a factor…
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New Year’s resolutions look different for everyone, but they all have the same goal: to make sure this year’s version of you is improved in some way over last year’s. That change can come in the form of weight loss, a new job, or financial goals. Like a New Year’s resolution, your comprehensive financial plan…
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I’ve committed my career to helping people plan for retirement. During the planning phase, I help individuals imagine their ideal retirement scenario and then create a comprehensive financial plan that makes that imagined scenario a retirement. But the thing about life is that it rarely—if ever—goes as planned. Over the past two years, I have…
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Optimism And Pessimism Require The Same Amount Of Energy. Choose Wisely It’s the time of year when I traditionally write an article about goal setting and how to make this year your best year ever financially. The news headlines tell me that I should be writing an article about recession and how to protect your…
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Parents are masterful at assessing the potential consequences associated with giving a gift. Gifting your child a baseball bat increases the likelihood of a broken window, gifting a child a drum set decreases the possibility of a quiet night at home, and gifting a puppy means, well, now you have a puppy to care for…
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Taking a loan against your 401k plan may feel like a safe option in situations of financial need. A loan against your 401k is not a traditional loan in the sense that there is no lender (they are your assets) and the loan is not measured against your credit score. Those two benefits do not…
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If you have been asked to serve as an executor of an estate or, worse, were surprised with the honor of being an executor, here are five things to consider before taking on the responsibility that has been asked of you. 1. Your Own Financial Knowledge. As executor, in addition to making potentially emotionally charged…
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Anchor Wealth helps clients create comprehensive financial plans. A comprehensive financial plan considers all the areas of our client’s financial life, the past, present, and future. To create a plan that is comprehensive we must understand past behaviors, current assets, and future goals. Getting that complete understanding starts by establishing a relationship with our clients.…
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I started Anchor Wealth Management as a way to fulfill my personal mission. I have two drivers that have motivated my career. I want to help people succeed and I want to build a life with my family in which work doesn’t consume me. I believe these two things are intrinsically linked. Finances are among…
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Financial Planning In Times Of Uncertainty In 2020, the word unprecedented was thrown around like confetti. It found its way into everything. Two years later, a different kind of ‘un’ rules our world—uncertainty. Big questions loom in the minds of a lot of investors and the answers have implications on their financial plans and their…
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